The popular Mexican holiday, "Day of the Dead" is just around the corner! If you live on the California Central Coast, don't miss your chance to get some great project ideas at my teacher workshop, "Teach Kids Art: 'Day of the Dead' Projects".... this weekend only - Saturday, September 24th, 2011 from 9am-noon at Palace Art in Capitola. I'll be co-teaching this workshop once … [Read more...]
Summer Workshops for Teachers!
Summer is here, and I've created two new "Teacher Workshops" which I'll be presenting in July at Palace Art in Capitola, California. If you happen to live on the Central Coast, I hope you can join us! (Each workshop will be offered twice!) Join us for: Teach Kids Art: Haiku Tunnel Books Tues. July 12, 9am-11am OR Sat. July 23, 9am-11am • $20 … [Read more...]
“Day of the Dead” – a Teacher Workshop!
For those of you who call the California Central Coast your home, we have a special Teach Kids Art teacher workshop coming up this Saturday, October 9th, from 9am-noon at Palace Art in Capitola..... "Teach Kids 'Day of the Dead' Projects"! I will be co-teaching this workshop with K-12 Spanish teacher, Catherine Murray, from Rio del Mar Elementary and Cypress Charter High … [Read more...]
“Teach Kids Cartooning”
Just a reminder.... you won't want to miss this if you live in the Monterey Bay area!! This Saturday, November 21 from 2pm to 5pm, at Palace Art in Capitola, California: "Teach Kids Cartooning" with professional cartoonist Bridgett Spicer! Click on the picture below for all the details: And be sure to visit "Squid Row", Bridgett's daily web comic at www.squidrowcomics.com. … [Read more...]
“Teach Kids Printmaking” Workshop for Teachers
Okay, I know this is short notice (unless you happen to live in the area), but I just wanted to give our "locals" a heads-up about the teacher workshop I'm offering tomorrow.... "Teach Kids Printmaking" will be happening this Saturday, November 14, 9am to noon, at Palace Art in Capitola, California. Learn lots of practical ways to bring simple printmaking ideas into your … [Read more...]
Teacher Workshop: “Teach Kids Multicultural Art”
Teach your students about other cultures through their Art! This Saturday (November 7th, 9am to noon), I'll be teaching another workshop just for teachers, "Teach Kids Multicultural Art". If you're a teacher on the California Central Coast, don't miss this chance to spend a lively morning with other teachers, learning tips and techniques for teaching Aboriginal Dot Painting, … [Read more...]
How to Make a Collage Butterfly Inspired by Eric Carle
Make your own Eric Carle-inspired butterfly Eric Carle's colorful collages are among the first works of art that many young children are exposed to.... who doesn’t love his charming illustrations?? It's easy to make your own collage butterflies inspired by Eric Carle.... just follow these simple instructions. And be sure to check out some of the beautiful butterflies below, … [Read more...]
How to Make Colorful Textured Paper
It's easy and FUN to make this colorful textured paper! We made lots of it in a recent teacher workshop I taught. To make this amazing-looking paper, all you need is a small piece of plastic (an expired credit card or gift card works well) with notches cut into one side of it, and some tempera paint. Pour some of two different primary colors (red, yellow, or turquoise) onto a … [Read more...]
Paper Magic
It's amazing how many ways you can turn kids on to MATH using ART!!! In my teacher workshop, "Teach Kids Math with Art", we experienced lots of ways to do just that! This project makes a great introduction to the study of topology. Topology is a type of geometry concerned with space, dimension and transformation. This activity is SO easy to do, but you may want to practice a … [Read more...]
More Teacher Workshops!
Calling all teachers on the California Central Coast! The "Teaching Teachers to Teach Art Series" at Palace Art in Capitola has been a huge success! It's not too late to get in on the final workshops of the summer. Sessions are filling up fast, but several still have space available and more may be added from our waiting list. These workshops are for teachers only and are a … [Read more...]
